Definition of: holometabolism

(hol′ə·mə·tab′ə·liz′əm)nounEntomol.The condition of having a complete metamorphosis, with a larval and pupal stage preceding the adult: opposed to hemimetabolism.—hol′o·met′a·bol′ic (-met′ə·bol′·ik), hol′o·me·tab′o·lousadjective